Students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension.

147 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS (147 HOURS)

Description

The Listening & Learning strand of the Core Knowledge Language Arts program is designed to help students build the background knowledge and vocabulary critical to listening and reading comprehension. Through introducing, presenting, and discussing read-alouds in each domain, teachers build students’ listening and reading comprehension and oral language skills.

The Following Units Are Included within this Module:

• Unit 1: Fables and Stories
• Unit 2: The Human Body
  
• Unit 3:  Different Lands, Similar Stories
  
• Unit 4: Early World Civilizations
  
• Unit 5:  Early American Civilizations
  
• Unit 6:  Astronomy
  
• Unit 7:  The History of the Earth
  
• Unit 8:  Animals and Habitats
  
• Unit 9: Fairy Tales
  
• Unit 10:  The New Nation: American Independence
  
• Unit 11:  Frontier Explorers

Lessons are organized under each unit.